Sealing device



' Jan. 9,- 1923. 1,441,226

. M. HERZIG.

' LING DEVICE. I FILED 050- 20. 1921 INVENTOR BY I ATTORNEY PatentedJan. 9, 1923 UNHE PATENT OFFHQE,

IRWIN M. HEBZIG, 0F NEXV YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOB TO ELECTRIC SEALINGIIIACHINE CORPORATION, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OF NEW YORK.

SEALING DEVICE.

Application filed December 20, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known.that I, IRWIN M. Hnnzro, a

citizen of the United States, and a resident of the city and State ofNew York, have invented certain new and usetiil Improve ments in SealingDevices, of which the tollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in sealing devices such as are usedfor imprinting a die or stamp of sealing wax or a similar substance,upon envelopes, packages and the like, the said device being placed uponthe sealing wax or similar sub stance while the same is still in aplastic or viscous state.

In using such an impression seal of the ordinary construction, asheretofore employed, in rapid succession, it has been found that the dieor stamping element rapidly becomes heated by contact with the sealingwax which is in a hot condition, and because oi? this fact that thesealing wax adheres to the die or sealing medium and frequently clogs orfills up the depressions forming the design or inscription. It is forthe avoidance of this adhesion to which my device relates.

in the accompanying drawings ll ig. 1 illustrates a bottom view of mydevice; liig. 2 illustrates a vertical cross-scctimi on line 22 of Fig.1..

Having reference to these figures the numeral at represents a metalliccup or bowlshaped receptacle adapted to contain ice, water or any otherdesired cooling medium, said cup having a central upper opening 5,preferably round as shown, which may be threaded as shown at (i for thereception of the threaded lower end of handle 7.

A washer 7 is seated at the opening be- Scrial No. 523,658.

tween the lower portion of the handle and the upper surface of the cup,to make a water tight closure between the handle and the cup when theparts are in operative position.

The die or seal-carrying portion 8 forms the lower-most or bottom partof the receptacle, on the outer side of which part the desired design orinscription is engraved or stamped. This die-carrying portion consistsperfcrably oat a iiat circular surface which may be integrally formedwith the body of the: cup or which, as shown may be in the form of ametal plate secured in an opening; 9 at the lower part of the cup bysoldering the same thereto or by any other desired means such asscrewing the same therein.

In manipulating my construction the handle 7 is unscrewed. and the cupis filled with water or ice or any desired cooling medium whereupon thehandle 7 and the washer 7 are re-engaged with the cup, thus tightlyclosing the opening of the receptacle.

While I have shown my invention in one particular 'lorzn oi itsapplication it will be ui'nlerstood that the same may be enibodicd in avariety oi forms and in conjunction with an desired nu-wshanisin foractuating the receptacle containing a cooling medium and a die, withoutdeparting from the spirit or" my invention.

What I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A sealing device comprising a receptacle adapted to contain a coolingmedium, a die carried by said receptacle and means for depressing saidreceptacle and die.

IRWIN M. HERZIG.

